floridalover5623 Posted March 18, 2017 #26 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I don't take a computer with me since I've had this. Just the iPad. Granted it's a 12.9" iPad Pro. I refuse to carry a laptop on the ship. It's just not worth the trouble. My wife's tablet does what ever I need & the WD TV provides a hookup for the TV....sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kennedy Posted March 18, 2017 #27 Share Posted March 18, 2017 How do you get the photos off the camera and onto the memory sticks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted March 18, 2017 #28 Share Posted March 18, 2017 How do you get the photos off the camera and onto the memory sticks? My camera has a wi fi feature on but I've never any luck getting it to work so I just use the micro chip to transfer them to my phone via a micro connector & then from the phone to the usb stick. It's a little trouble but I usually do it once or twice a month while on vacation as a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kennedy Posted March 18, 2017 #29 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Ah, my phone wouldn't be large enough. Even though I do it daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted March 18, 2017 #30 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Ah, my phone wouldn't be large enough. Even though I do it daily. I usually move 20 to 30 gigs at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kennedy Posted March 18, 2017 #31 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I have two cameras a Canon 5D Mark IV with 24-105 mark II and a Canon 7D Mark II with a 100-400 mark II. Each has a 128GB memory card in it. Last cruise I came back with 11,000 photos. It would not fit on my 32GB phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted March 18, 2017 #32 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I have two cameras a Canon 5D Mark IV with 24-105 mark II and a Canon 7D Mark II with a 100-400 mark II. Each has a 128GB memory card in it. Last cruise I came back with 11,000 photos. It would not fit on my 32GB phone. Wow. I bet you shoot in raw format also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kennedy Posted March 18, 2017 #33 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Most certainly. The 5D Mark IV is a 30 mega pixel camera too. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perditax Posted March 18, 2017 #34 Share Posted March 18, 2017 On the Royal in October we were able to disconnect the existing HDMI cable (for their entertainment streaming system) and plug in an HDMI cable to a laptop to play back downloaded television shows. No issue with changing the input because we were using the default input. We were always careful to reconnect the original HDMI feed (because we're not jerks). This was in a penthouse suite, and I think we had a ViewSonic branded set. Riviera deck near the concierge lounge. It was a little fiddly because the televisions are mounted flush with the wall and can't be articulated away, but we managed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njsonja Posted March 20, 2017 #35 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Research this on YouTube. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aduck Posted August 24, 2018 #36 Share Posted August 24, 2018 An HDMI cable is not able to do that. They have no way of knowing if you plug your own HDMI cable in. An ethernet cable can, very easily, the switch at the far end of the cable is certainly able to alert them the moment you unplug it. I didn't, and wouldn't, suggest you unplug the ethernet, it wouldn't help you in any way. It's a network connection not a video feed. You would need something more than an iPad / laptop to reproduce the on demand video system with your own. I've already read posts that claim that a well setup remote will be able to change sources. I've yet to try it myself. The HDMI 1.4 spec from 2009 integrates ethernet (100mbps full duplex) capability (aka HEC, HDMI Ethernet Channel) in to the connection so it certainly has the capability of being monitored over the distribution network if they wanted to engineer the solution that way. They could monitor HDMI status indirectly from the convertor box, too, since HDMI is based on two-way data signaling. That being said, I doubt they care if you unplug the HDMI unless you complain, report that you can't plug it back in, or damage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAL_FlyGal Posted October 24, 2018 #37 Share Posted October 24, 2018 PLEASE wish me luck trying to hook up my laptop next week. I know it's gonna be nerve-wracking!! I'll keep you all posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aduck Posted October 24, 2018 #38 Share Posted October 24, 2018 37 minutes ago, UAL_FlyGal said: PLEASE wish me luck trying to hook up my laptop next week. I know it's gonna be nerve-wracking!! I'll keep you all posted. We just got off RP from the TA in September and some things have changed. TLDR; it's not going to work anymore. They're being fed directly by IPTV/ethernet now so there is no default HDMI input to hijack. Since HDMI/input selection is disabled in the TV menus there's no way to select HDMI input either. Even if there was, the HDMI port is *really* difficult to access given the clearance between the wall and the TV. I've attached a photo, it looks like there's a lot more room than there is. I couldn't even slide my hand back there to touch the ports. Maybe an inch of clearance, if that. That being said, we felt there was no need to plug anything in because there was SO much great content to choose from in the On Demand system and they continued to add to the selections throughout the trip. Lots of new stuff too - when we got back home I stopped by a Redbox to get a movie and we had already watched everything from their new releases screen on the ship. We brought tons of movies/shows for the 5 days of sea crossing and didn't watch one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skennedy25 Posted October 24, 2018 #39 Share Posted October 24, 2018 why would you even want to. The regal and royal always have alot of great movies on it and alot that are pretty recent. We are usually able to knock off like 8 moviers or more that were in the theaters recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAL_FlyGal Posted October 24, 2018 #40 Share Posted October 24, 2018 38 minutes ago, aduck said: We just got off RP from the TA in September and some things have changed. TLDR; it's not going to work anymore. They're being fed directly by IPTV/ethernet now so there is no default HDMI input to hijack. Since HDMI/input selection is disabled in the TV menus there's no way to select HDMI input either. Even if there was, the HDMI port is *really* difficult to access given the clearance between the wall and the TV. I've attached a photo, it looks like there's a lot more room than there is. I couldn't even slide my hand back there to touch the ports. Maybe an inch of clearance, if that. That being said, we felt there was no need to plug anything in because there was SO much great content to choose from in the On Demand system and they continued to add to the selections throughout the trip. Lots of new stuff too - when we got back home I stopped by a Redbox to get a movie and we had already watched everything from their new releases screen on the ship. We brought tons of movies/shows for the 5 days of sea crossing and didn't watch one of them. Thanks SO much for the update, aduck. I'm hard-headed , so I'm still gonna try it! I even purchased a small tool from Home Depot to get behind the set...so I gotta use it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kennedy Posted October 24, 2018 #41 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, skennedy25 said: why would you even want to. The regal and royal always have alot of great movies on it and alot that are pretty recent. We are usually able to knock off like 8 moviers or more that were in the theaters recently It's not just about showing movies from home. It would be great if we could review the days photos on the big screen. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted October 25, 2018 #42 Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 8/24/2018 at 3:24 PM, aduck said: The HDMI 1.4 spec from 2009 integrates ethernet (100mbps full duplex) capability (aka HEC, HDMI Ethernet Channel) in to the connection so it certainly has the capability of being monitored over the distribution network if they wanted to engineer the solution that way. They could monitor HDMI status indirectly from the convertor box, too, since HDMI is based on two-way data signaling. That being said, I doubt they care if you unplug the HDMI unless you complain, report that you can't plug it back in, or damage it. On the Royal in Feb one of the bartenders had disconnected their HDMI input & used the port for his own movies. Princess knew it had been disconnected & told him to reconnect it, so it is monitored. He also manage to get the password for the system from one of the IT guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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